Bassist Jan BГјnning of the German power metallers PARAGON has posted the following message on the band’s official web site:“Chris [Gripp] has almost recorded most of his drum stuff [for the new PARAGON album]. Tomorrow he will play the final songs and after next weekend I will start to record my bass tracks. I not […]

German metallers SACRED STEEL have announced the final track listing for their upcoming sixth album, “Hammer of Destruction“, due on November 10 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at the Spiderhouse studio in LГјtte (near Berlin) with legendary producer Harris Johns (VOIVOD, HELLOWEEN, ST. VITUS, DEPRESSIVE AGE, SODOM, KREATOR). Mixing took place at the […]

According to several online sources, Gene Simmons‘ Simmons Comics Group will release “Gene Simmons House of Horrors” ( view cover below) on or around October 25, 2006. A description of the comic book’s contents reads as follows: “Young Eugene, while on a family picnic, stumbles upon an abandoned house in the woods the week before […]

IRON MAIDEN‘s new album, “A Matter of Life and Death“, has entered the Norwegian national album chart at position No. 2. The updated first-week chart positions are now as follows:Finland: #1Italy: #1Germany: #1Norway: #2U.K.: #4Ireland: #5Poland: #6Netherlands: #7Australia: #12“A Matter of Life and Death” was recorded at Sarm West Studios in London with producer Kevin […]

CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band featuring former SAVATAGE frontman Zachary Stevens, has posted three songs from its upcoming “Burden of Truth” album — “Revelations“, “Evermore” and “Burden of Truth” — on its official MySpace page.“Burden of Truth” track listing:01. Who Am I To Be02. Matter Of Time03. Heal You04. Revelations05. This Is Your Reality06. Evermore07. […]

New Order‘s bassist Peter Hook is set to write a book about legendary Manchester venue The Hacienda.The club was partly financed by New Order along with Factory Records boss Tony Wilson.Madonna played the venue on her first UK tour, and the film ‘24 Hour Party People‘ was based around the club.The Hacienda closed down in […]

In a brand new interview with the Brazilian newspaper O Estado de SГЈo Paulo, former SEPULTURA drummer Igor “Iggor” Cavalera is quoted as saying that he and the current SEPULTURA members have come to an agreement that the name SEPULTURA can only be used until the end of band’s current “Dante XXI” touring cycle. However, […]

An audio sample of the new TO/DIE/FOR single, “Like Never Before“, has been posted online at this location. The single, which features the title cut back with a cover of OZZY OSBOURNE‘s “(I Just) Want You“, was delivered to Finnish radio stations last month, and it will be released in Finland on Wednesday, September 6. […]

Former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares unveiled his new, as-yet-unnamed project Saturday night (September 2) at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California prior to ASESINO‘s performance as part of Dino‘s birthday bash. According to one attendee, the band’s musical direction “was reminiscent of old FEAR FACTORY — ‘Soul of a New Machine‘ […]

The cover artwork for the new ANGRA single, “The Course of Nature“, has been posted online. The title song, which will also appear on the band’s upcoming full-length CD “Aurora Consurgens“, is expected to be released as a “virtual single” later this month. You can see the two covers below: “Aurora Consurgens” track listing: 01. […]